Meet Our Teachers
Jennifer Lenhart
Yoga Teacher & Studio Owner
Jennifer Lenhart is a certified Jivamukti Yoga teacher and is recognized by Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT 500. She stepped onto the yoga path in 1994 and began teaching in 2009 after graduating from Marni Task's Jivasara Yoga Teacher Training program.
She is a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP); a certified Thai Yoga Massage practitioner; has led residential yoga & meditation retreats locally and internationally; is a certified Y12SR: Yoga of 12-Step Recovery Leader; and holds a Master’s Degree in English Literature.
In her classes, expect to hear eclectic music, practice some devotional chanting, consider how the teachings of yoga can be applied to modern life, be asked to bring awareness to the breath, be encouraged to find optimal alignment in the asanas, and experience skillful hands-on assists. And probably enjoy some laughter, too.
Megan Ruggiero
Yoga Teacher
Megan completed yoga teacher training at Zen Yoga Studio in 2017 and is recognized by Yoga Alliance as an RYT 200. She began practicing yoga in 2012 at a local recreation center and instantly fell in love. In the midst of a very difficult time, yoga enabled her to live a happy, healthy, and peaceful life again. She wanted to help others explore a new way of life and find what she had found, so she decided to teach yoga.
Megan's classes focus on and are inspired by the Anusara style of yoga--incorporating self-acceptance along with peace of mind and a healthy body. Her mission is to bring the ancient practice of yoga into the world of today. She wants to make yoga accessible to anyone and everyone, allowing students to feel healthy-- emotionally and physically--while finding peace in every day life.
Heidi Howse
Yoga Teacher
Heidi completed yoga teacher training in 2019 and is recognized by Yoga Alliance as an RYT 200. As a former massage therapist, she witnessed the benefits of relaxation and exercise to successfully manage stress. Yoga is one of the best practices she knows to combine both of these elements in a way that’s both fun and effective. What you put into your practice, you get out of it!
Her favorite thing about yoga is the peace and focus she feels when she's on her mat. She enjoys connecting with others who are exploring their own goals through yoga. Her goal as a teacher is to help students find their best way to connect with the calm inside them by strengthening the mind-body connection through gentle movement and breath.
Anita Arpajian
Yoga Teacher
Anita graduated from Marni Task's Jivasara Yoga Teacher Training program in 2014 and is recognized by Yoga Alliance as an RYT 200. By day, she works in Information Technology but sheds her geek by night to teach yoga.
Her classes are centered around the breath and encourage introspection. She is also a certified Reiki II practitioner.
Anita discovered yoga as a means to weather the storm of mid-life and to counter the effects of working behind a desk for many years. Yoga was so effective that she chose to go deeper and enrolled in yoga teacher training. She says she had no intention of teaching, but the vibe that came together with her 23 classmates during her training changed her mind. The relationships made during and since training have continued to open her heart and mind and allow her to share yoga with others.
Rob Hawkins
Yoga Teacher
Rob Hawkins is recognized by Yoga Alliance as an RYT 200 and graduated from Marni Task's Jivasara Yoga Teacher Training program in 2016.
Rob has continued to invest in his thirst to learn as much as he can about yoga including several anatomy workshops with Gina Schatz, Y12SR (Yoga of 12 Step Recovery Leadership) training, a meditation immersion, and several 5-day immersions with David Life and Sharon Gannon (co-founders of Jivamukti Yoga). He has also taken training in Trauma Informed Yoga and in 2019 took Yoga911 training in order to teach yoga to first responders.
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In Rob's class you will feel unconditionally supported, challenged and empowered, rejuvenated, and relaxed in body and mind.
Rachel Hara-Nicholson
Yoga Teacher
By sharing what she has learned about balancing herself, opening her heart, and quieting her mind, Rachel hopes to guide each individual on their own journey of self-discovery.
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In July 2021, Rachel completed her 200-hour yoga teacher certification. She has been practicing yoga for over a decade and has been a public school teacher for over 20 years.
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Rachel guides people to become their true selves through movement, meditation, and breath work. She believes in an inclusive and holistic practice that embodies the word YOGA.